Gear-shift-pedal latch



Oct. 27, 1925- J. A. WHIPPLE GEAR SHIFT PEDAL LATCH Filed Dec, 11, 1924 17 2v 1 I 2- z2 Z JIA the high speed er tlre veh-iele active.

employ a'base inenibero'nplate"10*having "a p p p 1 W W straight inner edgevand pivoted*iipon said "sineethe outer end iofthe latch"15 w1llal- J.

Patented Oct. 27, 192 5. i I I mivmsgninnnriwnri rin; or enmaetsissmmi G' Kn-snirernmit,mimenq Appli'eatioffiled sa b 11 192 1: scr m-1 363 7553485" 7 T 0" alt-107mm it may concerns of the latch t the pivot poi-ntthereof L Be it kn'own= that 1, 'Jii irns Anenirr is 'a' pin' 18- and'upstanding from' thefilever tate of California, have invent'edcertain "pressing the outerend offtlid-lever againstf new 1ntl US6i L1'l 'In ip'rovenients'-in*-Gear the 'blocklli. I v Shift-PedalLatches, otwhichilrefollowing-K For convenience-I have shown thedevice is a specification. i 1 lapplied'i' Thefronuflo'orhdards ofra Edict;

Tlii'sr'in'vent-ion relates to an' iinpro'vedvehibleiareindicated at 211 and tlree adj-acent-" neutral latch terrors vehile'ss and -'seeks;' sidesilli of the'--Ve-l1-icle looidy at22fii Thezstoc'k l" among 'other'objects; toprovide a device ofor shankot'the usual:cluteh pedal-iof' the" this character -to=co'aet*3vith thelutbh pedal: vehicle" is findieated at -23 'y'vliil-e th'e' icus toinv-" of the vehicle --fo1- automatically looking the ary slot in the flo orboards which" receives eliiteli pedalein 'iientralpositionf the pedalf stoekfis indicated-at"2 Iiifcoii 370 The invention seeks, as'a further-1 object; nection-witlr the clutoh 'pedal it is desired"? to provide a devicefladaptedtohe aut'oinati to 'note thatg' 'asds wellknown; thisipedalcally released by we clutch pedal "so that; is movable forwardlyffoi renderin-g the low wheir'desired; theiclutch pedal nlay be'per speecb gear oi the vehiele{transmissionactive initted tdmove 'rearwardly for rendei-ingfland 'is movable"rea-rwardlyfiundet"the ac- 75 tio n'otthe vehiclelclutch spring, ;"to perinit And the invention seeksf-"as a still fur *the high speedgear of' the transmissionitof thei object, toprovide ia device which will"beco ne"-active,while "tlrepedaliis further be of particularlysiniple eonstruetionand" movable "toa middle neutral 'aosition when which may'be'read-ily applied. no one"0t-'the gearstoftlr transmission is Other and incid'enta-lbbjects will appeal "aC-tli". In zotheriword s',Ewh'n:the"pedal .isf hereinafter; i in, 'iniddle"position; the transmission isiin Intheaecmnpanying- -dra wings l neutral; Iii-mounting, :the pnesent device Figure 1 is a plan view showing 1ny"irn*- -the plat'e1O is rested against-the floorboards f proved-device "applied-and illustrating-the 21 at the' lett of'tlre'slot24isio thatgiasbest z clutch pedal inneut-ral position? 7 shown"in FigureB of'thedrawingsf thin 'f Figure 2 is a view siini-la'r'to"Figured but 'ner' straighte'dg'e ofthe-plate ov'erlrangsthev showinga'the manner-in swhi ch 'th'e clutelr adjacent side wall ofthe slot, .and'seeuring' pedal is adap'ted-toautomatically-frelease--'theplateto thefloo'r'boards zarescrewsfor"' the devicew- 7 other suitable fastening-"devices 25$ B'ltsJflO Figure 3 is'a fragmentary sectional .view "26 are-nlso" preferably"einployechtoj extend on the 1 i i "3 3 ef-Fi gii ldl bki'ngiiii-the through the sill 22 for eonneeting .theoute'rj direetion-indieated byythe arrowsiend)ofthe plateiwithzsaidi 'silli Th u'sythe" v Intarrying the invention into-'effeet, '1 plate willbe-rigidly;held infpositioni Attention -is no w directed to the' 'fact that plate adjacent the inner edge.tlrreof fsa angle shaped lever "11 having-an obliquely directed terminal 12. Fixed to the lever adjacent the crotch formed by said terminal is a stop member 18 projecting at the inner side edge of the lever and provided with a beveled end edge 14. Adjacent its inner end, the lever carries a latch 15 which is pivoted at a point substantially midway between its ends upon the lever and at its outer end is, as shown in Figure 3, olfset to slidably rest upon the plate 10. Formed on the outer end of said latch is a lug or hook 16 and fixed to the plate 10 for engagement by said hook, is an obliquely disposed block 17. Upstanding from the inner end portion by tlre=blbck'-17, the latch wrll serve'to 'anelior' the spring 20 so that the spring will function to swing the forward end of the lever 11 in the direction of the clutch pedal stool; and will normally hold the lever against said stoek.- Accordingly, when the clutch pedal is pushed forwardly to neutral position, as shown in Figure 1, the pedal stock will eoact with the inclined edge 1% of the stop 13 for swinging the lever to the left, as seen in the drawings until the pedal stock clears said stop, when the spring 20 will return the lever to the right to project the stop behind the stock. Thus, when the foot is removed from the clutch pedal, the stop "Ward movement-- 13 will serve to limit the pedal against rearward movement and accordingly lock the pedal in neutral position.

Assuming now that it is desired to release the clutch pedal, the pedal is rocked forwardly from the position shown in Figure 1, toward the dotted line position shown in Figure 2, when the pedal stock will coact with the terminal 12 of the lever 11 for swinging the lever to the left until the lug 16 of the latch 15 clears the outer end of the block 17. The spring 20 will then, as shown in Figure 2, snap said lug into engagement with the outer end of the block for latching the lever in retracted position. Thus, the stop 13 will be held out of the path of the pedal stock. The dotted line showing of the pedal stock in Figure 2, is intended to approximate the position of the clutch pedal when shifted forwardly for rendering the low speed of the vehicle transmission active and, as will be seen, as soon as the lever 11 is latched in retracted position, the pedal may freely move rearwardly until, as shown in full lines in Figure 2, the pedal stock strikes the inner end of the latch 15. As the pedal continues in its rearward movement, the stock will thus trip the latch and release the lever 11 to be returned to the right against the stock by the spring 20. Thus, as will be seen, the device is entirely automatic in its operation, being controlled by the movement of the clutch pedal. As wear occurs upon the low gear band of the transmission, the pedal will, of course, travel further forward from the dotted line position of Figure 2, and, as will be observed, the end edge of the terminal 12 of the lever 11 is disposed to lie parallel to the slot 24 when the lever is swung fully to the left so that the pedal stock will ride along said edge. No adjustment in the device will, therefore, be required for different cars.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A pedal latch including a pivoted lever having a stop for limiting the pedal in its rearward movement and provided with a portion to coact with the pedal for swinging the lever and shifting said stop away from the pedal when the pedal is moved forwardly, and means carried by the lever for latching the lever when swung as well as returning the lever when released and disposed to be tripped by the pedal.

2. A pedal latch including a pivoted lever having a stop for limiting the pedal in its rearward movement and provided at its free end with an obliquely disposed terminal to coact with the pedal for swinging the lever and shifting said stop away from the pedal when the pedal is moved forwardly, and means for latching the lever when swung as well as returning the lever when released and disposed to be tripped by the lever.

3. A pedal latch including a pivoted lever having a stop for limiting the pedal in its rearward movement and provided with a portion to coact with the pedal for swinging the lever and shifting said stop away from the pedal when the pedal is moved forward ly, a latch block, and a pivoted latch carried by the lever to engage said block for latching the lever when swung and disposed to be tripped by the pedal.

4. A pedal latch including a pivoted lever having a stop for limiting the pedal in its rearward movement and provided with a portion to coact with the pedal for swinging the lever and shifting said Stop away from the pedal when the pedal is moved forwardly, a latch block, a pivoted latch carried by the lever to engage said block for latching the lever when swung and disposed to be tripped by the pedal, and a spring extending between the latch and lever for actuating the latch as well as returning the lever when released.

5. A pedal latch including a base member, a lever pivoted thereon and provided with a pedal stop as well as a portion to coact with a pedal for swinging the lever when the pedal is moved, a latch block carried by the base member, a pivoted latch carried by the lever to engage said block for latching the lever when swung, and a spring extending between the latch and lever for pressing the latch to coact with the block as well as return the lever when swung, the latch being disposed to be tripped by the pedal.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. JAMES ALBERT VVHIPPLE. [1,. 9.] 

